Nutrition Assistant I NB

• Participates in and supports all aspects of healthcare foodservice operations. Works with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and demonstrates excellent customer service to patients, guests and staff.

  • Follows healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements. Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations & facility guidelines.
  • Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu & dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment. Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests.
  • Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience. Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation.
  • May be responsible for one or more of the following:
    
    
    
    
    • • Cashiering
    
    
    
    • • Serving in the retail area
    
    
    
    • • Assembling, delivering and retrieving patient trays
    
    
    
    • • Performing cold food prep
    
    
    
    • • Performing utility assignments (e.g., dishwashing, washing pots & pans, maintaining equipment)
    
    
    
    • • Performing catering functions and or delivering/picking up catered food
    
    
    
    • • Supporting inventory maintenance duties
    
    
    
    • • Performing general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., mopping, sweeping, emptying trash cans, etc.)

Required

• One (1) year of Food Service or Customer Service experience 

Preferred

• High School Graduate/GED
• Cashier experience

Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital is an accredited, not-for-profit community hospital providing innovative and exceptional health care for generations of Bay Area residents. Sequoia’s Heart and Vascular Institute is a nationally known pioneer in advanced cardiac care, affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute. Sequoia has received national recognition from Healthgrades for superior patient safety and was named as one of America’s top 100 hospitals for cardiac care. Our Total Joint Replacement program is a designated Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. Our Birth Center is consistently ranked as a favorite among Peninsula families. We are also known for our comprehensive emergency care and leading-edge tomosynthesis 3-D mammogram technology. Our Pavilion combines the most advanced medical and surgical services with a unique healing environment, including private, spacious rooms and inviting garden areas.

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